Amaryllis belladonna
William Aley (Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:18:26 PDT)
I once read that the best time to transplant and move them is when
they are in full flower, otherwise they have the bloom cycle disrupted
for a few years. I grew them when I lived in the central California
and in was even successful in Seattle. I can't get them to bloom for
me in Silver Spring, MD. Every now and then over the past two weeks
I've seen a patch blooming t and I'm tempted to find out who "owns"
them, alas not so lucky. so far.
I think they'd be great erupting in a patch of blue steel grass this
time of year.
Bill
On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Kathleen Sayce wrote:
Could someone with experience growing Amaryllis belladonna tell me if
it's common for this species to skip flowering after cold winters?
I've had bulbs in my yard for 3 years, flowering for two of them,
Last winter was colder than usual for this area, with lows around 14
F. Foliage died back during the snow, came back after the coldest
weather was past, then died down in late spring. Then summer came,
and came further, and still, in August, no flowers. The bulbs came
from a local garden where they'd grown for many decades, and without
skipping flowering, year after year.
Kathleen
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